--- hdparm.c.old	2009-08-02 22:08:56.000000000 +0200
+++ hdparm.c	2009-09-17 09:57:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@
 {
 	__u64 start_lba;
 	int i, err, shortened = 0;
-	char *fdevname = strdup(devname);
+	char *fdevname = strdupa(devname);
 
 	err = get_dev_geometry(fd, NULL, NULL, NULL, &start_lba, NULL);
 	if (err)
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!shortened)
-		fdevname = strdup("the full disk");
+		fdevname = strdupa("the full disk");
 
 	if (start_lba == 0ULL)
 		return 0;